Name: Listonella anguillara (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Vibrio anguillarum Bergman 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19264; CAIM 696; CCUG 47265; CIP 63.36; DSM 21597; IFO 13266; LMG 4437; NBRC 13266; NCCB 72050; NCIMB 6; NCTC 12159

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X16895 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Macdonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Listonella anguillarum corrig. (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Listonella anguillarum corrig. (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Vibrio anguillarum Bergman 1909 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Assigned by: Macdonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182.

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Record number: 798542